yourself.” That was the moment I understood how much of Daniel’s defense depended on controlling other people’s perception of my reaction.
Then Robert accidentally gave me another piece of the puzzle. He told me Daniel had previously asked whether a hotel charge could be reimbursed through Robert’s family business if Daniel claimed he had met a client there. Robert refused because Daniel could not produce any invoice or business record connected to the meeting. When I asked for the date, Robert said October seventeenth. It was the same night I